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Report: Reds' Joey Votto likely heading to DL

The Enquirer
5:42 p.m. EDT July 6, 2014

Joey Votto (19) has been struggling with a knee/quad injury.(Photo: The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)

With a strained left quad, Reds first baseman Joey Votto is likely heading to the disabled list, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. Rosenthal tweeted the news after the Reds' win over the Brewers, citing sources.

Today's game marked the third day Votto has been out of the lineup in the last nine games. He is struggling at the plate as he deals with his knee/quad problem. Votto went 0-for-4 Saturday with three strikeouts. He's 1-for-his-last-11 and 6-for-37 over his last 11 games.

"We knew when he got him back from the disabled list that we weren't going to be able to get him to 100 percent in the regular season," said Reds manager Bryan Price. "We decided to do some strengthening exercises and really worked on getting inflammation and soreness out of there. We accomplished that to a certain degree. But we knew we couldn't get him to 100 percent.

"Some days are better than others. This was my decision today not to play him. I stay in contact to Joey on how he's feeling. He didn't ask to come out. I just thought it was a good day to give him a breather and re-assess and get ready for tomorrow."

Sources: #Reds&#39; Votto likely headed back to DL with same injury as before - strained left quad.